B-Car (Star)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.

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From Fairfield , B-Car is not observable because it lies so far south that it never rises above the horizon.

Name B-Car
Object type Star
Other names
B-Car
B Carinae
HR 3220[1]
HD 68456
HIP 39903[3]
TYC 8924-2780-1[2]
Position
Right ascension:08h09m00s [2]
Declination:−61°18'08" [2]
Constellation:Carina
Magnitude:4.75 (V) [2]
5.24 (BT) [2]
4.79 (VT) [2]
Distance:20.0 parsec
65.1 lightyrs [3]
B-V Color (mag):0.38
Proper motion (speed):332.6 mas/yr[3]
Proper motion (pos ang):206.8°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):3.25

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